A Principal's Reflections
DECEMBER 18, 2013
'There is no better way to get the pulse of a school as a leader than to be in classrooms. I have never considered myself one to be tied to a desk and/or office, but the managerial aspects of the position and ridiculous amounts of paperwork catch up to you at some point. This year educators in NJ, like many other states across the nation, are still adjusting to new mandates related to teacher evaluation and tenure changes.
Educational Technology Guy
DECEMBER 20, 2013
'By: Rob May, CEO, Backupify More and more schools today are moving their data to the cloud, and more specifically to Google Apps. In the past two years, there has been a 100 percent increase in the number of students using Google Apps for Education – with 72 of the top 100 Universities (based on US News & World Report) using Google Apps and saving upwards of $1.5M annually.
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The 21st Century Principal
DECEMBER 15, 2013
'"Since the formation of the United States of America, there has been debate over the roles and purposes of education." Christopher Tienken & Donald Orlich, The School Reform Landscape: Fraud, Myth, and Lies Because educational policymakers were so successful in using the Sputnik incident in promoting new education policy and change, it seems we have a new "Sputnik-moment" every 10 years or so, and with Arne Duncan, we seem to have one every time the latest round of PISA scores are released.
The Mobile Native
DECEMBER 14, 2013
'Using iPads in the Classroom 1. Only One iPad in the Classroom? 2. iPad Apps Separated by Subject Area 3. iPad and iPod Resources 4. The 55 Best Free Educational Apps for iPad 5. 15 Literacy Apps to Create Books on the iPad 6. 23 Ways to Use the iPad in a PBL Classroom 7. Middle School iPad Apps 8. Interesting Ways to Use iPads in the Classroom 9. 39 Sites for Using iPads in the Classroom 10. 50 Resources for Using iPads in the Classroom 11. iPad Resources Worth Exploring 12.
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A Principal's Reflections
DECEMBER 15, 2013
'This post is the fifth in a series that will outline the foundational elements of my new book, Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times. It is set to be published by Corwin Press on January 14, 2014. Currently there is a pre-publication discount of 15% for any orders before this date. Over the next couple of weeks I will introduce what I have come to identify as the Pillars of Digital Leadership , a conceptual framework for leaders to begin thinking about changes to professiona
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 17, 2013
'Parents often come to innovative educators for advice about the online spaces their children are or should be using. Is Snapchat ok? What about Instagram ? Should my child be using Facebook and Twitter ? What is a safe site for my pre-teen to engage socially? If you consider yourself an innovative educator you may be wondering how you can be expected to keep up with all the different options out there.
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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
DECEMBER 15, 2013
'English and drama teacher Mr. Van Amburgh started the ball rolling by bringing all of his classes to the computer lab to participate in Hour of Code. How cool is that? An English teacher promoting computer education! Spurred by Mr. Van Amburgh''s enthusiasm, I spontaneously arranged for a Friday the 13th event. Be on the lookout for details! pic.twitter.com/maePhrBeP8 — Castle Library (@castlelibrary) December 12, 2013 Experienced coders Milo, Aaron, Ema, and Dylan showed up in the library to t
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
DECEMBER 19, 2013
'The Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership ( TICAL ) and Steve Hargadon are pleased to announce the second annual School Leadership Summit, Thursday, March 27th, 2014. This free world-wide conference will be held online and will be a unique chance to participate in a collaborative global conversation on school leadership with presentations by your peers.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 15, 2013
'Who controls your online identity? Google or you? If your answer is Google, it''s time to take control with this three step plan. Step 1) Analyze your digital footprint. Know what the internet says about you. Think about what you like and what you''d like to change. Search Background checks Social media Credibility Google Search Google Images Google Video Spezify Spokeo Zaba Search Intellus People Finders Facebook - Museum of Me Facebook - Year in Review Twitter Cloud Tweet Grader Klout Kred St
The 21st Century Principal
DECEMBER 14, 2013
'OpenEd is a free service that offers users what it terms "the largest educational resource catalog with over a quarter of a million Common Core-aligned videos, games, and assessments." Users can do anyone of the following: Search for video and games by keyword or directory subject. Create online courses, allowing for class management, and OpenEd provides resource recommendations according to topics.
Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape
The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
DECEMBER 14, 2013
'I learned a lot from our 7th and 8th grade Middle School science teacher Moka Brown about how she manages her paperless classroom. Does she ever use paper? "Just for tests", she reports. Time-stamped index: 05:50 - Intro to Doctopus 07:31 - How Moka Brown started on her paperless journey 09:41 - Haiku Learning demo 11:45 - Students'' reaction to the new system 13:49 - Video casts for mini-lectures under 5 minutes 16:28 - Run-through of Doctopus 24:34 - About Goobric. 29:47 - Customized textbook
EdTechSandyK
DECEMBER 16, 2013
'Photo by smjbk Used Under a Creative Commons License On December 4th, I was tagged by Carrie Ross and Kristy Vincent. Then, I was tagged today by Joel Adkins and Carl Hooker. What started out as a Sunshine Award has now become an opportunity for edubloggers to share a little about themselves and learn a bit about other members of their networks beyond just the professional side that most of us educators stick to when blogging.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 16, 2013
'If you are a social studies teacher, librarian or tech teacher who infuses social studies and current events into your work, or a teacher of another subject that incorporates social studies into your lessons, then I hope you’ll join me at 7 p.m. EST tonight for #sschat. During this conversation the topic will be "Enriching social studies with social media.
The 21st Century Principal
DECEMBER 20, 2013
'According to a recent post by Audrey Amrein-Beardsley on her blog VAMBoozled! "VAMs (Value-added measures) have been used in Tennessee for more than 20 years" and that they are the brainchild of William Sanders, who was an agricultural statistician/adjunct professor at the University of Knoxville when introduced. Sanders simply thought, according to Amrein-Beardsley, "that educators struggling with student achievement in the state could simply use more advanced statistics, similar to those used
This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.
Learning with 'e's
DECEMBER 20, 2013
'Wearable computing is just one small step up from mobile technology. A large percentage of the world''s population is already connected through mobile phones, e-readers, games consoles and tablet computers. The next stage is inevitable - that users begin to wear their tools as jewellery, clothing, eyewear and even as implants. Will 2014 be the year when wearable technology emerges as the next stage in our connected future?
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
DECEMBER 17, 2013
'The Learning Revolution Weekly Update December 17th Who dares to teach must never cease to learn. - John Cotton Dana Welcome to the Learning Revolution. The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn. The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events from Web 2.0 Labs and its partners.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 14, 2013
'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews Think before you send or post Nov 1, 2013, 1809 Does Twitter have a minimum age requirement?
The 21st Century Principal
DECEMBER 14, 2013
'Quick Key Mobile is an iOS app for teachers that basically turns the iOS device into a scanner for quizzes and tests. Quick Key Mobile was created by Design by Educators, INC. (DBE), the Cambridge, MA. based company. This app first made a splash among teachers in March of this year when a grainy YouTube video demo of the prototype iPhone app went viral and racked over 450,000 views.
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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
DECEMBER 16, 2013
'A monthly Twitter chat for Hawaii educators! Anyone who lives in or is from Hawaii and is involved in education is invited to join the conversation! I''m happy to be a member of the organizing team, with Ellen Cordeiro , Michelle Colte , and Michael Fricano. We have a website (thanks for setting it up, Michael) and we expect it to grow with resources for Hawaii educators!
My Paperless Classroom
DECEMBER 14, 2013
'This Tutorial was originally published on T he Hausner Robotics Team Blog The Lego NXT robots use a visual programming interface that is object based. If you need to download it, start here. As part of a school wide Hour of Code event, we put together a workshop to get students experimenting with Code on the NXT robots. We built the rovers ahead of time and set up a simple challenge, can your robot go around the corner and greet an alien?
Education with Technology
DECEMBER 14, 2013
'Many schools are going mobile or one-to-one. Schools sometimes make decisions without thinking about the full consequences such as mobile and home learning. If schools supply mobile devices to the students, do the students take the mobile devices home? If students do not take the mobile device home, then mobile is only considered an in-school learning tool.
The 21st Century Principal
DECEMBER 16, 2013
'A headline on this morning''s News and Observer Website read: "NC Schools Deal with Fewer Dollars for Textbooks." According to the article, textbook funding has been cut by 80 percent or more over the past four years. This cut, coupled with cuts in instructional supply money, teaching assistant cuts, among a whole laundry list of cuts makes it very clear that North Carolina public education is not a funding priority for our state legislature or governor.
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
DECEMBER 17, 2013
'I''m a big fan of Commonsense Media! Their mission and 10 beliefs resonate with me. "We are the nation''s leading independent non-profit advocating for kids." It''s a wonderful place for parents and teachers to find age-appropriate Movies Games Apps Books TV Music ''For learning'' Resources I just posted this on my Facebook page to alert my FB parent friends about the Best Holiday Books for Kids list.
Learning with 'e's
DECEMBER 19, 2013
'Anyone who has visited Cairo will have experienced the city''s incredible traffic phenomenon. When the drivers of the millions of cars in the Egyptian capital are not at a complete nose to tail standstill (which is often), they are racing and weaving their way along the city''s roads at top speed, watching for small gaps to open up, missing each other by fractions of a centimetre, all amidst a perpetual cacophony of horns.
The Daring Librarian
DECEMBER 15, 2013
'An Easy Holiday Recipe for Student Engagement & Professional Happiness For Student Engagement: Be fearlessly goofy (in moderation and at the right time), laugh at yourself (often!), admit when you don''t know something or are wrong both to the kiddos and to your colleagues. Mix it up, be vulnerable, be daring to try new things, and learn when you fail them.
The 21st Century Principal
DECEMBER 18, 2013
'"What today''s disruptive world requires are everyday Gallileos, who ask their own versions of: What if our assumptions are wrong? How would that change how we think and what we do?" Bill Jensen, Disrupt! Think Epic. Be Epic "We are in the midst of a massively disruptive era, where most every system or rule for how we do things has been, and will continue to be, up for grabs," writes Bill Jensen in his book Disrupt!
Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions
The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.
My Paperless Classroom
DECEMBER 14, 2013
'NXT Hour of Code Part One Hausner HOC tutorial on NXT robots In this tutorial I walk through programming a Lego NXT robot to move forward and display an image. A fun basic program to get to know the interface.
EdTechnocation.com
DECEMBER 17, 2013
'This past week was Computer Science Education Week and during the week a great campaign was held to introduce students of all ages to the field of computer science and programming, the Hour of Code ! The Hour of Code offered schools an assortment of videos, tips, and other resources to promote computer science to their students. And students were able to participate in the Hour of Code by exploring a wide variety of activities, tutorials, games, and programs that teach the concepts of coding an
Educator Innovator
DECEMBER 19, 2013
By Megan Leppla, DIY Outreach Coordinator. DIY is a tool for kids to learn new skills, meet others who share the same passions, and generally be awesome. When we conceived DIY we weren’t thinking about its place in the classroom, we were thinking of ways to help kids achieve creative autonomy. We wanted to create a passionate community where kids could collaborate on a scale never possible before, to learn things they’ve never learned before.
The 21st Century Principal
DECEMBER 14, 2013
'It has been over a year since Microsoft released Windows 8, and I will confess I haven''t "upgraded" nor do I own a device using the operating system. My rationale is simple: "Windows 7 wasn''t broke and didn''t need fixing." At least, I would say that was true for the interface. I have grown accustomed to the start button. I haven''t seen a "blue-screen-of-death" or whatever happens with Windows 7 malfunctions in many months.
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